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In Bassaria a group of that country's most senior
judges has criticized the uniform mandatory sentences
recently introduced for certain specific crimes.The
judges argue that such sentences, by depriving them
of all discretion in setting sentences, make it impos-
sible for them to consider either aggravating or exten-
uating circumstances and so make it impossible to
achieve true justice―the fitting of the severity of the
punishment to the gravity of the particular crime.
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest
evidence for the claim that in Bassaria the newly
introduced mandatory sentences are not necessarily a
change for the worse with respect to achieving true
justice as defined in the argument?
(A)Before mandatory sentencing, judges in eastern
Bassaria imposed strikingly different sentences
from those in western Bassaria for equally
grave instances of the same kind of offense.
(B)In Bassaria the frequency of crimes that have
been made subject to mandatory sentences is
lower now than it was just prior to the intro-
duction of mandatory sentencing.
(C)The law introducing mandatory sentences was
passed in the legislature of Bassaria by a large
majority and is unlikely to be repealed in the
foreseeable future.
(D)There used to be a wide difference between the
minimum and the maximum sentences allowed
by law in cases of crimes now subject to man-
datory sentences.
(E)In Bassaria judges are appointed for life and are
thus not easily influenced by political pressure
groups. |
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